Sunday, September 14, 2014

The Good, the bad, and the...

Running

The good

My new Rides!


The bad

The local 5k race I signed up for got cancelled!

The good

I took my Rides out for a....(wait for it)... ride!  At least I amuse myself.  Inside the Rides are these:

I'm not sure if they made a difference, but I saw Currexxoles on a blog, did some research and thought, "Hmmm."  Then I bought them.  They sure made for a comfortable...oh, nevermind.

I ran 10 miles this morning at a new personal best of 10:09 pace.  I'm not sure I could have maintained it for 3.1 more miles, but I'm pretty sure I could have beat a 10:39, my previous best.  I guess all of those aerobic miles in preparation for the race paid off in their own way.  Still, I need to sign-up for a race.  All I have is the Mother's day race I did last year, and I never even got a time for that.  I want to run the San Jose Rock and Roll half marathon, but I'm not sure I am ready for something that big.

My miles for this week:
 
 9/8 to 9/14    
Day Activity Miles
Monday Aerobic 6.35
Tuesday Intervals 4
Wednesday Aerobic 5.5
Thursday Intervals 5.4
Friday Organic 6.1
Saturday Aerobic 5.45
Sunday Long Run 10
    42.8



Less then 50, but more than I thought due to the 10 mile jaunt instead of 3.1 miles.
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The bad

My Jaybirds died!


I am very sad.  They were expensive.  I haven't had them that long.  I bought:



It turns any earbuds into a bluetooth device and it was relatively cheap.  The earbuds I bought for it died the second day I used them, so I picked up:
They are Yurbuds and I saw them on a blog where they got a good review.  I hope they last.  Mine are orange and don't feel like they are going to fall out - a real problem for me.  Most earbuds I get, even with the largest adapter start falling out.  These are guaranteed not to fall out.

The Tasty

Culatello anyone?


It is quite tasty.  I had a plate of this plus Lardo, some bread and Swiss cheese.

Time for some cured salmon:
It's under the brick with a lot of sugar, salt, tumeric, lemon zest, fennel, and white pepper.  I've decided not to smoke this one.  I will probably use it to flavor my salad lunch, slice thinly over rice and maybe even have on a bagel with cream cheese and capers.

1 comment:

  1. That salmon sounds lovely. Tumeric? Yum.

    I'm not thrilled with any sort of bluetooth devices. I worry they will cause brain tumors. Perhaps I'm paranoid. My husband uses one for phone and to listen to music when he rides his bike. I'm happier with a wired headphone, so the waves aren't so close to my head.

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